EDITOR’S NOTE: With all the “best of” lists circulating on the internet these days to combat the boredom accompanying the coronavirus outbreak of 2020, sports correspondent Pat Wheeler decided he would share his top five moments in East Texas sports. Today is the No. 3 memory, an historic ro…

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers made a strong statement about their championship hopes in early March when they defeated two of the NBA’s top teams, the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Clippers.

Brazil is limiting the amount of data it publishes about COVID-19 cases and deaths as the government of President Jair Bolsonaro grows uncomfortable with the country’s status as a global hot spot for the pandemic.

Scott Dixon has a change of tires and adjustments made to his car during a pit stop early during an IndyCar auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, June 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

FORT WORTH — IndyCar packed every bit of its delayed season-opening event into one long, hot day in Texas without any fans in the stands. Scott Dixon was the fastest for most of the day at a place he knows well.

Drew Carlyle says that as a home builder, nothing replaces giving a potential client the opportunity to see the quality of your work first hand. That’s why he looks forward each year to the Tyler Area Builders Association Parade of Homes.

TYLER POLICE DEPARTMENTOfficers charged Angela Tranee Alex, 22, of Shreveport, Louisiana, with theft of property more than $2,500 and less than $30,000. Alex was in Smith County Jail Tuesday and released Wednesday. She had a bond of $25,000.

East Texas Baptist University faculty, staff and community members have covered the unfinished walls of East Texas Baptist University’s new Chapel on the Hill with heartfelt blessings of scripture and prayers.

Glass Recreation Center, one of the most heavily utilized parks in Tyler, is undergoing a series of renovations that will expand its potential to host rain or shine events and overall enhance the park’s atmosphere.

EDITOR’S NOTE: With all the “best of” lists circulating on the internet these days to combat the boredom accompanying the coronavirus outbreak of 2020, sports correspondent Pat Wheeler decided he would share his top five moments in East Texas sports. Today is the No. 3 memory, an historic ro…

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers made a strong statement about their championship hopes in early March when they defeated two of the NBA’s top teams, the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Clippers.

Brazil is limiting the amount of data it publishes about COVID-19 cases and deaths as the government of President Jair Bolsonaro grows uncomfortable with the country’s status as a global hot spot for the pandemic.

FORT WORTH — IndyCar packed every bit of its delayed season-opening event into one long, hot day in Texas without any fans in the stands. Scott Dixon was the fastest for most of the day at a place he knows well.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea on Sunday reported 57 additional cases of the coronavirus, marking a second day in a row that its daily jump is above 50 as authorities struggle to suppress a spike in infections in the densely populated Seoul area.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Massive demonstrations against racism and police brutality filled some of the nation’s most famous cityscapes Saturday, with tens of thousands of people marching peacefully in scenes that were more often festive than tense.

The Star's longtime columnist checks in this week to explain how Ted Purdy gets 'God-bumps' in his new job, why Matt Grevers keeps winning during the coronavirus, and why Oklahoma State's NCAA sanctions could portend bad things for the Arizona Wildcats and other teams involved in the ongoing investigation into college basketball.